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The Printmakers Art

Yesterday I revisited The Printmakers Art | Rembrandt to Rego. Taking more time to view some of the works and having greater space to do so (less crowds…

2024

In an attempt to remove myself from social media…

Under the Bridge

Hectographs – making a plate.

A hectograph is a print made using a gelatin plate. Traditionally the “jellygraph” was used to make short run copies – such as school class tests – but…

Journey to… Mount Robson

Journey to… Johnshaven

Best to keep a weather eye out in Johnshaven. Squalls come and go… … leaving detritus for local collectors. But the harbour keeps things safe from the spring…

Journey to… Abbotsford

Abbotsford was the home of Walter Scott the writer and Sheriff Depute of Selkirk nearby. Abbotsford is a pleasant walk from Tweedbank station ~1.5 miles.

Journey to… Carnethy Hill

The highest point of Carnethy Hill in the Pentlands is 573m. From sunshine to snow in less than half an hour on the windswept Scald Law ridge.

Journey to… Shankend

Shankend viaduct, part of the now unused Waverley Line on the Border Union Railway. You can walk from Shankend up to the Maiden Paps hills. By the time…